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Past Meetings
Holiday Party / “My Path as a Blind Chemist” - Dr Cary Supalo

December 13, 2024
5:30 PM - 8:45 PM
Jameson’s Steakhouse
94 Stratford Drive
Bloomingdale, IL 60108
https://jamesons-charhouse.com/bloomingdale/
Dr. Cary Supalo will engage us with his discussion of his career path as a blind chemist; PLUS Holiday Party with Iota Sigma Pi
CAREER EVENT FOR CHEMISTS (VIRTUAL MEETING)

November 21, 2024
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
Virtual Meeting
Zoom meeting -- link to be provided upon registration
53I15P: CAREER OPPORTUNITIES FOR YOUNG CHEMISTS IN INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY
November 2024 Basolo Medal program

November 08, 2024
4:15 PM - 8:30 PM
Technological Institute, Northwestern University
2145 Sheridan Rd.
Evanston, IL 60208
http://www.chemistry.northwestern.edu/
The intimate synergistic relationship between the biology of life and the inorganic elements and compounds that make up our planet goes back to the origin of life on Earth. It is a dynamic relationship that has resulted in the bio-geo-chemical evolution o
October Monthly Meeting (Virtual) Twiss-Brooks

October 17, 2024
7:00 PM - 8:15 PM
Virtual Meeting
Zoom meeting -- link to be provided upon registration
DR. ANDREA TWISS-BROOKS (UChicago) "Capturing the Stars: The Untold History of Women at Yerkes Observatory"
Career Event for Chemists
September 20, 2024
6:30 PM - 8:00 PM
Dominican University
7900 W Division Street
River Forest, IL 60305
http://www.dom.edu
SPEED Networking with a panel of professional chemists Job Exploration and Salary Advice
September Hybrid Monthly Meeting: Education Night
September 19, 2024
5:30 PM - 8:30 PM
North Park University, Johnson Center Room 325
3225 West Foster Avenue
Chicago, IL 60625
https://www.northpark.edu/about-north-park-university/visit/directions-to-north-park-university
Chemistry gets a bad rap at times. Some people recall agonizing memories of their learning experience or that they had difficulty understanding the concepts — both of which have likely contributed to a fearful preconception for new young learners.
Chicago Dogs vs Kansas City Monarchs (Baseball Game)
June 23, 2024
3:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Impact Field
9850 Balmoral Ave
Rosemont, IL 60018
https://rosemont.com/impact-field/
June 2024 family-friendly activity
113th Willard Gibbs Award Celebration: Eric Jacobsen

May 17, 2024
6:00 PM - 10:00 PM
Meridian Banquets
1701 Algonquin Rd
Rolling Meadows, IL 60008
http://www.meridianbanquets.com
Research dedicated to the discovery of practical catalytic reactions.
UPDATED VENUE: Earth Day Chicago Park Clean-Up
April 20, 2024
9:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Horner (Henry) Park
2741 W. Montrose Avenue
Chicago, IL 60618
https://www.chicagoparkdistrict.com/parks-facilities/horner-henry-park
In celebration of Earth Week, the Younger Chemists Committee of the Chicago Local ACS Section is teaming up with Friends of the Parks (https://www.fotp.org) for a free event to help beautify the parks in Chicago Park District and Forest Preserves of Cook
Margaret E. Schott, PhD: "Betty Wood: Scientist and Educator at Bell Labs" (virtual meeting)

March 14, 2024
11:00 AM - 12:15 PM
Virtual Meeting
Zoom meeting -- link to be provided upon registration
Elizabeth (Betty) Armstrong Wood (1912–2006) was an American geologist, mineralogist, physical chemist, crystallographer and author with a lifelong passion for education. Her knowledge of quartz crystals during WWII landed her a job at Bell Telephone Labo
February (Virtual) General Meeting

February 16, 2024
7:00 PM - 8:30 PM
Virtual Meeting
Zoom meeting -- link to be provided upon registration
Much of the excitement surrounding artificial molecular machines (AMMs) is tied to an intuition that they have an important role to play in the nanotechnologies we anticipate will revolutionize our future by making materials “smart”, as biology does. Biol
Prof. Shirley Meng "DESIGNING BETTER MATERIALS FOR FUTURE BATTERIES" - Joint with AIChE

January 24, 2024
5:00 PM - 8:30 PM
Moretti’s Ristorante & Pizzeria Rosemont
9519 W Higgins Rd
Rosemont, IL 60018
https://www.morettisrestaurants.com/rosemont
High energy long life rechargeable battery is considered as key enabling technology for deep de-carbonization. Energy storage in the electrochemical form is attractive because of its high efficiency and fast response time. Besides the technological import